John Goossens put in a spectacular performance as the Fire continued their perfect preseason with a 3-2 victory over Vancouver to kick off the Simple Invitational in Portland.
Well that is certainly one way to move on from Harry Shipp.
In the first real match since Shipp was sent to Montreal, the Chicago Fire defeated the Vancouver Whitecaps 3-2 largely because of a dominant performance from trialist John Goossens. The first game of the Simple Invitational in Portland was a coming out party for the Dutch midfielder who showed off his strength, scoring and creativity throughout the contest.